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Lukas is a reporter for MarketWatch focusing on financial investigations. You can follow him on Twitter @lalpert1.

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AI has supercharged online scams: With the holidays coming, here’s what to look out for

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has allowed online fraudsters to fine-tune their scams and to more effectively unleash them broadly, hoping to find someone who will take the bait.

Dec. 9, 2023 at 2:43 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Tax case raises pressure on Hunter Biden, with jail time a real possibility

Dec. 9, 2023 at 12:03 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Swiss mess: Geneva’s Banque Pictet settles with U.S.over hiding $5.6 billion from IRS

Dec. 4, 2023 at 1:48 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Why do people keep suing celebrities like Cristiano Ronaldo and Tom Brady over crypto losses?

Multiple class-action suits have targeted A-list crypto endorsers like Steph Curry and Larry David. Almost all of them have been filed by the same Miami lawyers.

Dec. 2, 2023 at 4:16 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Anti-smoking and male-enhancement drug maker charged with fraud after months on the lam

Nov. 30, 2023 at 5:17 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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‘I see him being a little too free with it.’ My fiancé got a $300,000 inheritance, and he needs a financial adviser, but I worry he’ll be taken advantage of. What’s my move?

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This family just bumped Walmart’s Waltons as the richest in the world

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‘I didn’t see how this could happen to my family — until now’: My brother drained $200,000 from my mother’s savings. How can I stop him?

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Confused about how much to tip? Here is a detailed guide

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I want to buy a Tesla and get my $7,500 tax credit, but I’m expecting an $18,000 tax credit from solar panels. Should I wait to buy the car?

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We’re retired with $1.4 million in investments and 2 mortgages worth $200,000. Do we pay them off and risk raising our Medicare premium?

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At 65, I thought I could eat whatever I wanted — until I woke up in the ICU

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My wife and I are separating. I provided the down payment, and paid the mortgage on our home. Will I be allowed to keep it if we divorce?

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Is generative AI flaming out? What to expect in 2024

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What the stock market’s biggest bull expects in 2024. Fundstrat’s Lee reveals highest S&P 500 forecast on Wall Street.

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Jet-setting bogus executive sentenced to 17½ years in $40 million trucking Ponzi scheme

Nov. 28, 2023 at 4:29 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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He ripped off churches and doctors with a Yellow Pages scam for years. Now he’s off to prison.

Nov. 25, 2023 at 12:45 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty in deal to end U.S. criminal probe

Nov. 21, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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‘Party animal’ of Silicon Valley Mike Rothenberg convicted of 21 counts of investor fraud

Nov. 17, 2023 at 11:49 a.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Michael Dell mocks the cratering of Carl Icahn’s stock

Nov. 15, 2023 at 3:35 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Mutant Ape Planet NFT creator pleads guilty to stealing $2.9 million in ‘rug-pull’ fraud

Nov. 14, 2023 at 5:18 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Scams targeting veterans are on the rise — here’s how to avoid them

Nov. 11, 2023 at 8:46 a.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of plundering billions in collapse of FTX

Nov. 2, 2023 at 8:03 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Bankman-Fried says he wasn’t aware of FTX’s missing $8 billion until just before its collapse

Oct. 31, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Prosecutors hammer at Sam Bankman-Fried’s credibility in FTX criminal fraud trial

Oct. 30, 2023 at 5:27 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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‘A lot of people got hurt’: Sam Bankman-Fried admits mistakes but denies fraud at FTX trial

Oct. 28, 2023 at 2:37 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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It took a disabled vet over 30 years to get his stolen identity back. His case — sadly — is not uncommon.

Oct. 24, 2023 at 2:12 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Winklevoss’ Gemini crypto firm lied about investing in junk, losing customers $1 billion, NY AG says

Oct. 19, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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A Tesla set ablaze on an icy lake leads to jail time for Vermont man who scammed company out of 5 cars

Oct. 13, 2023 at 10:52 a.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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Are credit repair services worth it? For those struggling with debt, the answer is often no

Oct. 11, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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When worlds collide: Bankman-Fried and Trump trials create spectacle in New York courts

Oct. 3, 2023 at 1:24 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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The price of a new car has risen 33% in 5 years. Read these tips to avoid being ripped off.

Oct. 2, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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EBay charged with allowing sale of illegal pesticides and emission bypass devices for vehicles

Sep. 27, 2023 at 1:29 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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‘Be a real-estate badass’: Podcaster was running an $11 million Ponzi scheme, says SEC

Sep. 25, 2023 at 1:55 p.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert

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State of corruption: Menendez and New Jersey’s lengthy list of political scandals — from Bridgegate to gold bars

Sep. 25, 2023 at 8:53 a.m. ET by Lukas I. Alpert